StrideMap vs StepSpark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StrideMap
This app transforms your daily step count into tangible distances, visualizing your progress through relatable real-world achievements. Explore milestones like traversing continents or completing famous marathons, all based on your walking data.
- Converts steps to real-world distances
- Visualizes progress with inspiring milestones
- 78 milestones across 10 categories
- View data by time period (daily, monthly, yearly)
- Customizable stride length
- Privacy-focused on-device processing
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How far have you actually walked? StrideMap converts your HealthKit step data into real-world distances and shows your achievements through familiar, inspiring milestones. "Last year, I walked the equivalent of Tokyo to Osaka — and back." "This month, I covered the full Hakone Ekiden course." Your daily steps suddenly feel a lot more meaningful. [78 Milestones across 10 Categories] StrideMap matches your steps to milestones you can picture. Islands Okinawa, Taiwan, Hawaii, Iceland… City Travel Tokyo–Osaka, Tokyo–Seoul, Earth's circumference… Rivers & Mountains Shinano River, Mississippi, Appalachian Trail… Events Tokyo Marathon, Hakone Ekiden, NY Marathon… Cycling Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, Vuelta… Circuits Suzuka, Monaco, Nürburgring… Railways Yamanote Line, Trans-Siberian, Orient Express… Continental Crossings & Traversals Space ISS orbit, Earth–Moon, Earth–Sun… [5 Time Periods] View yesterday, last month, last year, past 3 years, or all time. Find out exactly how far you've walked in your entire life. [Privacy First] All processing happens on your device. No data is ever sent to external servers. [More Features] - Customizable stride length for accurate distance - Metric and imperial units - Japanese, English, and Korean support - iPhone & iPad, all orientations Walking gets a little more exciting.
StepSpark
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StepSpark is a simple and easy-to-use step-counting app that helps you automatically track daily steps, distance, and active time. It also allows you to set personal goals and monitor periodic trends, making your daily activity clear at a glance. Auto-Sync, Complete Tracking Connect with your health data to automatically summarize daily steps, walking distance, active duration, and calories burned, so you can easily grasp your complete stats. Custom Goals, Step by Step Freely set daily or periodic step goals and check your progress anytime. StepSpark stays quietly by your side, offering encouragement for your consistency. Periodic View, Clear Trends View intuitive daily, weekly, and monthly charts to understand your activity trends and patterns, helping you adjust habits with insight. Milestone Badges, Celebrate Your Streaks Unlock unique badges by reaching different walking milestones and maintaining consecutive goals, commemorating every moment of your progress. Jot Down Daily Moments You can also easily record your daily mood and activity notes, keeping a clear log of each day’s journey and experiences. Start Tracking Every Step Download StepSpark today — a lightweight assistant focused on steps and daily activity, here to accompany you in easy tracking and embracing an active everyday life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StepSpark at none against StrideMap's 1. StepSpark also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 18.5). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. StrideMap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StepSpark asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | StrideMap | StepSpark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takumi Kanzaki | 怡婷 蒋 |
In-app purchases
StrideMap
- StrideMap Premium$2.99
StepSpark
No in-app purchases









